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2165 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4472
Fax: (202) 226-1270

March 31, 2009

2:00PM

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

The Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Potential Water Quality Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Storage

  • 2167 Rayburn House Office Building


PURPOSE OF HEARING

On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will receive testimony from representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Duke University, and other interested parties. The purpose of this hearing is to investigate the potential causes of the coal ash spill at the TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant, the response and cleanup, as well as receive information on potential water quality implications from the ash spill.

This hearing is being conducted as one of several hearings that meet the oversight requirements under clauses 2(n), (o), and (p) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

Full Summary of Subject Matter

Video of the Hearing

Official Transcript from the Government Printing Office